Razor-stropping device



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H. GRENON.

' RAZOR STROPPING DEVICE.

No. 554,867. Patented Feb. 18, 1896.

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H.G RENON. RAZOR STROPPING DEVICE.

No. 554,867 Patented Feb. 18, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

HENRY GRENON, OF NEW' HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

RAZOR-STROPPING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,867, dated February18, 1896.

Application filed April 19, 1895. Serial No. 546,330. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY GRENON, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New Haven, county of New Haven, State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement inRazor-Strapping Devices, which is fully set forth in the followingspecification, together with the drawings which form a part thereof, andin which like letters ofreference represent like parts in all thefigures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the razorstropping device with therazor attached; Fig. 2, a transverse section of the frame, showing thecarrier in elevation; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section through the frameand carrier; Fig. 4, an elevation of the razor-holder with one side ofthe blade-holder broken away; Fig. 5, a side elevation of one side ofthe carrier.

The object of this invention is to make a razor-stropping device forhandling a razor while stropping the same and allowing the razor toautomatically turn on its back when the motion of the handling device isreversed.

-The rectangular frame A made of steel or other suitable material, has ahandle a at one end and a swivel loop or eye a at its other end,fastened in any well-known manner. Mortises B and B extendinglongitudinally are formed on both sides of the frame at one end thereof.Rollers C and C are affixed on the inside of the frame A and near theends of and transversely with said frame, over which rollers extends theendless strop E. The axle c on which the roller C rotates is journaledin the sides of the frame A near the swivel end thereof. The axle c onwhich the roller C rotatesis journaled in the blocks D and D, which fitin the mortises B and B and have longitudinal play therein. Attached toblocks D and D are screws extending longitudinally in said mortises andthrough the end of the frame A at the point d and d and havingscrew-nuts d and d for the purpose of adjusting said blocks and rollersC attached thereto, so as" to tighten or loosen the strop E as maybecome necessary. The axles c and c extend beyond said frame and areheld in position by screw-nuts c and c. p

The travelers F and F are constructed with a longitudinal recess f and avertical recess f, constructed with two flanges f and f extending towardeach other, forming the grooves f and f. The travelers F and F are thusadapted to fit over and embrace the sides of the frame A to movelongitudinally on the frame A. The, carrier G with an end 9, to which isattached a handle 9 and the sides g and g said sides passing through therecesses f of the travelers F and F and are embraced thereby, allowingthe carrier G to be moved vertically in said travelers. A blade-holderH, having its two sides inclined toward each other, is secured to ametal rod h passing through the sides of the carrier G. A cog-wheel I isattached near one end of the rod it within the carrier. The opposite endof said rod extends beyond the carrier a sufficient length to allow aspring-clamp to be attached to said rod for the purpose of holding thehandle of the razor in place. A curved metal spring J in theblade-holder is attached thereto and secures the blade of the razorfirmly in place in the blade-holder and adapts it for using varioussizes of razors.

A friction-roller K on an axle k journaled to the sides of the carrierGhas connected rigidly therewith a gear-wheel It which meshes with thewheel I. The gear-wheel k is partially broken away at k and 10 so thatthe lower face of the teeth at k and k is adapted to come in contactwith the end of the carrier G and limit the rotation of thefrictionroller K to the arc of the circle of the gearwheel is. Athumb-screw L, having a limited vertical play in the slot g in the sideof the carrier G, is adapted to adjust the carrier so that the roller Kmay be adjusted to properly rest 011 the strop.

The operation of the device is as follows: The razor-blade is insertedin the bladeholder, being held in place by the spring and the handleinserted in the springclamp. Upon the forward movement of the carrier bymeans of the handle, which at the same time is drawn slightly downward,the friction-roller bearing against the lower part of the strop by themeans of the gearing k and I turns the blade-holder, bringing therazorblade in contact with the strop. The gear- Wheel k broken away at kand k and the thumb-screw L limit the pressure of the razor-blade uponthe strop. Upon the reverse movement of the carrier the friction-rolleris rotated in the opposite direction, and by means of the gearing theblade-holder automatically reversed to bring the opposite side of therazor-blade in contact with the strep.

Having now described my invention, What I claim is 1. In arazor-stropping device, the combination of a frame, a strep in saidframe, travelers connected to said frame and capable of longitudinalmovement; a carrier mounted in said travelers and capable of verticalmovement, a blade-holder attached to said carrier and mechanism foroperating said bladeholder upon the longitudinal movement of saidtravelers, substantially as described.

2. In a razor-stropping device, the combination of a frame; a strop heldin said frame; travelers connected to said frame and capable oflongitiulinalmotion; a carrier embraced in said travelers and capable ofvertical movement; a blade-holder attached to said carrier; afriction-roller affixed to said carrier and adapted to bear on saidstrep; and gearing connecting said friction-pulley with saidblade-holder, substantially as described.

and friction-roller mounted in said carrier;

and a gear-wheel connected with said frictionroller meshing with agear-wheel connected to said blade-holder and having shoulders adaptedto limit the rotary movement of said friction-roller, substantially asdescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set in y hand this 16th day of April,1895.

HENRY GREN'ON. Witnesses:

TIMOTHY F. GALLAIIA'N, SAMUEL II. FISHER.

